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101 | How high is your self-esteem? | Rom 12:3 | Aixen7z4 | 97596 | ||
It's hard to know what to think. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. So what do we do? We would like to serve. We would like to feel fulfilled. We would like to use our gifts for the benefit of others. But even as we attempt to do so we are aware that some will accept us and some will not. It will affect our self-esteem. We dare not be proud, because we have learned that God resists the proud. We must be clothed with humility. And yet we are told that we are the sons of God. As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ we are, each of us, the child of a king. A royal priesthood. He has made us kings and priests to God. Yet, you see your calling, brethren that God has chosen the weak things, the base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not. No flesh should glory in his presence. There is no boasting. Our salvation is not of ourselves. It is a gift of God. Our spiritual gift is a gift from God. That's why it is called a gift. What do you have that you did not receive? If you received it, why do you boast about it? If you are different, isn't it because God has made you different? Yet it has been said that there are three versions of you: 1. What you think of yourself. 2. What others think of you. 3. What you really are. Some of us have very low self-esteem, based in part on what others have said of us. But is that not an affront to God? Some of us think very highly of ourselves. But what if it is too high? What if it equals pride? Some of us have yet to learn what God has built into us. Yet this latter seems to be the focus of the scripture saying that we should think soberly. We should recognize and accept what God has made us. How high then should be your self-esteem? |
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102 | Get behind me, who? | Matt 16:23 | Aixen7z4 | 97444 | ||
He said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan!" Do you think you know why Jesus spoke to Peter in that way? Have you ever spoken to someone in that way? Have you ever been tempted to turn to someone and say, "Do that, Satan!"? It is evident that we are influenced by both God and Satan in what we think and say and do. You are thinking of David, and Judas Iscariot, and Ananias and Sapphira, and now, Peter. And isn't it sad? Jesus had recently said to Peter, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah" (Mat 16:17). And now he seems to be identifying him with Satan. I have asked several questions here, but the essential pair is this: Do you recognize the influence Satan in our lives, and how do you confront it when you see it in a brother or a sister? |
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103 | How do we "contend for the faith"? | Jude 1:3 | Aixen7z4 | 96933 | ||
How do you "contend for the faith"? Jude says that it is an urgent necessity. The need comes up when a new doctrine when a new doctrine comes along that is contrary to what we have received in scripture. In context, Jude is noting the doctrine that the grace of God allows us to lead immoral lives. It seems that paul had been accused of teaching this and he had made it clear (Romans 6) that they had misquoted him. On the contrary he had taught that the grace of God teaches us to deny ungodliness (Titus 2). But now that doctrine was being preached and the church was to contend for the faith, apparently to keep such doctrines out. It may be fair to say that other false doctrines have come into the church since that time. So we may be called to contend for the faith again. Since "the servant of the Lord must not strive" (2 Tim 2;24) then how do we do it? How do we contend for the faith? |
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104 | How do you say "repent" gently? | Acts 3:26 | Aixen7z4 | 96932 | ||
How do you explain the concept of repentance to a person who is not saved? The word "Repent" may seem harsh and demanding; it may even have connotations of condemnation. And yet, it has its place in a presentation of the Gospel. It is, along with faith, something that God requires if a person will be saved. How do you break this news gently, say, to a friend? I say this to encourage us to not leave it out if we find that it's unpleasant. A person who professes faith without exercising repentance may find himself with an empty profession. We may not want to give someone a false assurance of salvation. And yet, I say, the word "Repent" seems harsh. How do you present it? Peter seems to be saying in Acts 3 (Note verse 26) that God is turning us to himself. Yes, the very thing he is asking us to do, he is helping us to do. The Old Testament saints seem to have understood this as they prayed "Turn us again, O God" (See Psalm 80 and 85, for example). It occurs to me that when a person is willing to listen to the Gospel it shows the Holy Spirit is inclining his heart away from sin and toward God. We might ask the sinner to recognize this, to be thankful for it, and to cooperate with it. |
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105 | Does that make it clearer? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96728 | ||
No Señor, I am not seeking your lands or your house or your money. Matter of fact I would like you to know that there are three extra bedrooms in this house that I live in and think of as his house, and you are free to stop by and use them any time you are in my town. I think you could have sid "Mi casa es su casa" and stopped there. I hope we can get rid of that fear that someone is after our land and house and money. Actually they are not ours at all, but the Lord's, and I suspect that he wants us to share them. |
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106 | The Holy Spirit was guiding them? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96722 | ||
I understand you to say that the actions of the early disciples were born out of necessity and were not necessarily related to any specific teachings from the mouth of Jesus. Or perhaps you are saying that the Holy Spirit was teaching them all things, and bringing all things to their remembrance, whatsoever he had said unto them. He was guiding them? |
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107 | Is that where the houses are? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96721 | ||
I'm considering it. I'm considering it. I am wondering if it is OK to use our imagination that way to embellish the word of God that way. But that is besides the point. Isn't it? Our brother does have a vivid imagination and writes beautifully. I suppose that events could have unfolded as he imagines. I can go along with him. You mentioned that he is a part of the House Church movement, and I can go along with that. But now I wonder where all of this is leading and how it might be related to the idea of sharing. Do the folks in the House Church movement share their possessions? Do they feel that "my house is your house"? Is that where we should look for the houses that Jesus promised? |
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108 | What did the disciples understand? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96716 | ||
I am surprised that you would not even consider the idea of sharing. What I mean is that you do not seem to think that the idea that Jesus was referring to our sharing what we have is even worth considering. Where do you think the early disciples got the idea that they should share? |
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109 | Where are the houses Jesus promised? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96676 | ||
Jesus said, "... but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life". Someone said to me recently that he cannot see how Jesus fulfils this promise. He is willing to give up everything in order to serve the Lord. Is it true that he will receive a hundred times what he had before, in this life? I told him that the Lord does that every time. I thought he would understand when I said that my house was his, and that my brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands were his, as was what belonged to ninety-nine other Christians. But he knows believers who do not share and I am not sure he believed me. It seems that the early believers understood this as we read that "all that believed were together, and had all things common; ... and the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common". Now, please do not mention "communism" in your answer. But if you do not believe in sharing please tell us how you would explain Jesus' promise. |
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110 | Did you go back to the top? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96296 | ||
The question was: "Will you change your mind (now that you see what the word of God says)?" Note: You will have to go up the string to see what the conversation was before you came in. The answer was: IF ANYONE IS TO LEARN THE TRUTH, THEN WE REQUIRED TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE WRONG IF SHOWED BY GOD IN SCRIPTURE. BUT DON'T ECPECT THAT TO HAPPEN IN AMERICAN CHURCHES. The follow-up question was: Is that how you feel about it? Translation: Is it a waste of time to try to get American churches to change? Now: Do you have an opinion on that? |
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111 | Is that how you feel about it? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96252 | ||
I have sometimes wondered if revelation 22:11 applies. You know what it says: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still". Is that how you feel about it? |
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112 | Can't we practice asking good questions? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96248 | ||
I am inclined to agree with you that there is little done in today in the churches. Wish we could see the power that Paul talked of. Wish we could see some areas of the world turned upside-down again. Some are saying that Christians are ordinary people with extraordinary claims. Truth is I heard that a long time ago and I don't know if they're still saying it. What are they saying about the church today? Some say we are under the power of the banks, the financial institutions that lend us the money to build big buildings. Some say all they do is talk. Perhaps we build big buildings with great acoustics and we buy power amplifiers so that can talk. We talk a lot, and loudly, and there is little else that we do. I am not sure that is fair, frankly. Catholics are known for helping the poor, and Methodists run good hospitals, Seventh Day Adventists stress good health and Presbyterians who run nursing homes. So I am not sure. It may be that we are to do those things and still preach the gospel and provide counseling and show love in more practical ways. But before we do any of those things we must talk about them. So we are back to the subject of talking, which includes asking questions. As you say, asking questions is necessary for the body to grow. What we are trying to do is to make sure that the right kinds of questions are being asked. Foolish and unlearned questions do not cause the body to grow. Rather, they cause strife and other bad things. Now I gather that you are a teacher, because you say, “Don’t be afraid to ask questions just ask, I will answer as best as I can”. May I suggest that you make sure that others consider you a teacher and recognize you as such? Then, for all teachers, the idea is that you decline to answer foolish and unlearned questions? Ignoring is one way to extinguish a behavior. Better yet is the idea of helping that person. Rephrase the question for him. And when you do answer, may I suggest that you consider all of scripture in giving your response? You say, “The Bible tells us that, I need no man to teach me, except the Holy Ghost” but the Bible also says that God gives us teachers to answer our questions and otherwise to build up the body. It is true that “The Bible tells us that when we don’t know how to pray the spirit utters groanings”. We must balance that with the fact Jesus said, “After this manner therefore pray ye”. And there are other instructions about the proper way to pray. There are examples for us to follow. And always, always, we learn by practicing. “Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you” (Philippians 4:9). We need to practice asking useful questions too. Do you think this response is helpful? |
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113 | Will you change your mind? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96210 | ||
Are you sure there are no stupid questions, DarcyA? If not, can you imagine what Paul is talking about in 2Timothy 2:23? You and I have heard it said that there are no foolish questions. They also say the only foolish question is the one you haven't asked. Have you heard that. But God says there are foolish and unlearned questions, and they are to be avoided. Will you then change your mind, so you can be in agreement with God? Someone has said there is no God. You would not agree with that. Would you? Someone is saying there is no devil. But God says there is one and that he catches us in snares. Now, we need to change our minds and agree with God. What do you say? Will you do it? Will you change your mind? |
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114 | I ask again: How do we learn/ | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96179 | ||
How do we learn to ask good questions? How do I learn to do the other things a Christian has to do? This is an attempt to provoke discussion of, and hopefully some action on, an important question. I did not think or expect that the previous question would bring an end to the discussion, and I hope it did not offend anyone. In fact, if I may, I would like to ask it again in a different form. But now I am at a loss to find the appropriate phrasing. I hope that the lead, above, will serve. To preface the question is also difficult. But have you noticed that teaching in the church is somewhat different from teaching in a secular school? The school seems to teach us to do things. It gives us skills. The church, on the other hand, seems to teach us mainly how to talk. In this case, it does not even teach us how to ask questions. What if the people need to learn how to do that? The epistles are written to the church and they give us things to do. We preach to people that these things need to be done. Should there not be people to give them the skills. I am suggesting here that teaching consists of several steps and that announcing what is to be done is only the first step. A second step is to demonstrate or model the skill after ensuring that the students are observing, paying attention. A third step is to give the student a chance to copy the skill, to ask them to follow the example. A fourth step is to give the student feedback, hopefully positive, but corrective if necessary, on his performance. A fifth step is to encourage continued practice and application of the skill. I suggest that it is impossible to teach without having recognized and respected teachers who are willing to do all of the above. Likewise it is impossible to learn much without being a part of the above, on the receiving end. Lastly, I suggest that teaching and learning go together. Have you noticed that that is how people learn to pray? That is how they acquire other skills as well. That is how they learn to ask proper questions. If they are willing to learn that, then perhaps they will also be willing to learn to do the things related to their question. In all of this I assume that people ask questions in order to learn. But that, I suppose, is a big assumption. Some may ask a question when they already know the answer, so that others can learn. Others may ask for other reasons. It is to be hoped that people want to know something in order to do something. I have suggested that it is up the leaders of this forum to "avoid foolish and unlearned question". One way to do it is to teach us how to ask proper questions. How do they do that? I'd like to suggest that the method is given in the verses following. "In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will". |
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115 | How do we learn? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Aixen7z4 | 96176 | ||
How do we learn to ask good questions? How do I learn to do the other things a Christian has to do? This is an attempt to provoke discussion of, and hopefully some action on, an important question. I did not think or expect that the previous question would bring an end to the discussion, and I hope it did not offend anyone. In fact, if I may, I would like to ask it again in a different form. But now I am at a loss to find the appropriate phrasing. I hope that the lead, above, will serve. To preface the question is also difficult. But have you noticed that teaching in the church is somewhat different from teaching in a secular school? The school seems to teach us to do things. It gives us skills. The church, on the other hand, seems to teach us mainly how to talk. In this case, it does not even teach us how to ask questions. What if the people need to learn how to do that? The epistles are written to the church and they give us things to do. We preach to people that these things need to be done. Should there not be people to give them the skills. I am suggesting here that teaching consists of several steps and that announcing what is to be done is only the first step. A second step is to demonstrate or model the skill after ensuring that the students are observing, paying attention. A third step is to give the student a chance to copy the skill, to ask them to follow the example. A fourth step is to give the student feedback, hopefully positive, but corrective if necessary, on his performance. A fifth step is to encourage continued practice and application of the skill. I suggest that it is impossible to teach without having recognized and respected teachers who are willing to do all of the above. Likewise it is impossible to learn much without being a part of the above, on the receiving end. Lastly, I suggest that teaching and learning go together. Have you noticed that that is how people learn to pray? That is how they acquire other skills as well. That is how they learn to ask proper questions. If they are willing to learn that, then perhaps they will also be willing to learn to do the things related to their question. In all of this I assume that people ask questions in order to learn. But that, I suppose, is a big assumption. Some may ask a question when they already know the answer, so that others can learn. Others may ask for other reasons. It is to be hoped that people want to know something in order to do something. I have suggested that it is up the leaders of this forum to "avoid foolish and unlearned question". One way to do it is to teach us how to ask proper questions. How do they do that? I'd like to suggest that the method is given in the verses following. "In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will". |
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116 | What can we learn from the P.Bs? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Aixen7z4 | 95850 | ||
What do you think is good and praiseworthy in the Plymouth Brethren assemblies? What are some of the ways they follow the scriptures, and what are some of the things we can learn from them? Please note: This post is seeking positive responses and not criticism. |
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117 | What can we learn from the Pentecostals? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Aixen7z4 | 95795 | ||
What do you think is good and praiseworthy in the Pentecostal Church? What are some of the ways they follow the scriptures, and what are some of the things we can learn from them? |
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118 | What can we learn from Adventists? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Aixen7z4 | 95794 | ||
What do you think is good and praiseworthy in the Seventh Daty Adventist Church? What are some of the ways they follow the scriptures, and what are some of the things we can learn from them? |
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119 | What can we learn from Presbyterians? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Aixen7z4 | 95793 | ||
What do you think is good and praiseworthy in the Presbyterian Church? What are some of the ways they follow the scriptures, and what are some of the things we can learn from them? |
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120 | What can we learn from the Methodists? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Aixen7z4 | 95792 | ||
What do you think is good and praiseworthy in the Methodist Church? What are some of the ways they follow the scriptures, and what are some of the things we can learn from them? |
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